South America
CBC Championship Day 3 roundup
The Group stage of the 2014 Caribebasket (CBC Championship) tournament drew to a close after all nations played their third game of the competition. Two teams from each group will progress to the semi-finals, but let’s have a look how they got there. Group A Bahamas vs. Cuba, 77-71 After winning two consecutive games, Cuba…
Read MoreManu Ginobili to miss the World Cup
Argentine national team and San Antonio Spurs guard Manu Ginobili (198 cm) is a doubt for the FIBA 2014 World Cup and is likely to miss the competition. While playing a pivotal role in the San Antonio Spurs winning the NBA championship, Ginobili fractured his right fibula and played the finals series with that slight…
Read MoreDonta Smith switches to Jerusalem
Donta Smith (201 cm, Southeastern Illinois JC’04) will return to Israel next season after signing with Hapoel Migdal Jerusalem (Winner League). The small forward has been playing in the Winner League for Maccabi Haifa for the last two seasons, but will now switch to Migdal Jerusalem. During the 2012/2013 season the American played 35 times…
Read MoreJoao Paulo Batista added by Limoges
French Pro A club Limoges CSP Elite is bringing in Brazilian player Joao Paulo Batista (205 cm, Gonzaga’06) for the 2014-15 season. In 2013-14 the 32-year-old Batista played for another team in the French Pro A league, Le Mans Sarthe Basket. He played 10 games for Le Mans in the Eurocup and averaged 10.6 ppg…
Read MoreRobert Battle heads to Quimsa
Robert Battle (205 cm, Drexel’03) will be making his way to a new team within the Argentinian LigaA. In 2014-15 the veteran big man will be playing for Asociacion Quimsa Santiago del Estero. In the 2013-14 season he was on the roster of Aerochaco Boca Juniors Capital Feder (Argentina-LigaA). Battle played five games for them…
Read MoreMarino de Anzoátegui wins Venezuelan LPB
The Venezuelan LPB finals series may have gone to the decisive game, but in the end Marinos de Anzoátegui cruised to a Game 7 win to take the title. A 95-81 win over Trotamundos de Carabobo was enough to give Marinos its 10th LPB title and the first since 2012’s success. The players took advantage…
Read MoreCimarrones de Choco wins Colombian Liga
The Colombian Liga DirecTV was decided by the tie break game in the finals series as Cimarrones de Choco defeated Guerreros de Bogota 76-78. An exciting, tense, and close game on the court was matched by an intense atmosphere in the arena, as both sets of fans filled the El Salitre Coliseum, with even the…
Read MoreIntercontinental Cup pits Tel Aviv against Flamengo
Maccabi Tel Aviv will have the chance to add to is international honours as the Euroleague winners will face off against Flamengo in the 2014 Intercontinental Cup. The game is a celebration contest between the winners of the FIBA Liga de las Americas champions Flamengo and Europe’s best, Tel Aviv. There will of course also…
Read MorePenarol Mar del Plata wins LigaA
Penarol Mar del Plata’s recent success in the Argentine LigaA continued last night as the club won the title for the fourth time in five seasons. An 88-73 victory over Regatas Corrientes in Game 6 of the best of 7 finals series ensured Penarol a weekend of celebration. The title success repeats previous LigaA triumphs…
Read MoreLee Roberts to Olimpico de La Banda
Lee Roberts (201 cm, Findlay, Ohio’09) set to make his return to Argentina’s Liga A after signing a deal to play for Ciclista Olimpico de La Banda for the 2014-15 season. Roberts is coming off a brief stint with the Bucaneros de la Guaira from Venezuela’s LPB, where he played 10 games and averaged…
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